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Masked Omani protesters jump in front of burning vehicles during a demonstration in Sohar, northwest of Muscat. Omani police shot dead two demonstrators as the deadly wave of protests rocking the Arab world spread to the normally placid pro-Western sultanate, a security official said.

Masked Omani protesters jump in front of burning vehicles during a demonstration in Sohar, northwest of Muscat. Omani police shot dead two demonstrators as the deadly wave of protests rocking the Arab world spread to the normally placid pro-Western sultanate, a security official said. (Getty Images)

Masked Omani protesters jump in front of burning vehicles during a demonstration in Sohar, northwest of Muscat. Omani police shot dead two demonstrators as the deadly wave of protests rocking the Arab world spread to the normally placid pro-Western sultanate, a security official said.